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Decarbonisation of the transport infrastructure construction: Joint Final Report from the industry and scientific experts Working Groups chaired by Pat Cox and Konrad Bergmeister

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    Decarbonisation of the transport infrastructure construction: Joint Final Report from the industry and scientific experts Working Groups chaired by Pat Cox and Konrad Bergmeister
  • Author: Cox, Pat ; Bergmeister, Konrad
  • Subjects: Byggteknik ; circularity ; Civil engineering ; concrete structures ; decarbonisation ; transport infrastructure
  • Description: As underlined in the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy published by the European Commission in December 2020, the success of the European Green Deal depends on Europe’s ability to make the transport system sustainable. Many different policy initiatives have been launched in recent years to accelerate the green transition of the transport sector, but more are needed to reach the EU objective of delivering a 90% reduction in the transport sector’s emissions by 2050. In this context, and in parallel to a separate workstream addressing issues related to climate change adaptation, the European Commission (DG MOVE) invited two informal groups of external experts to explore the decarbonization potential of the construction sector with a special focus on transport infrastructure. Consultations of both the industry and the academic community were launched in the summer of 2023 aiming to draw up an inventory of existing best practices and emerging innovations for the climate transition of transport infrastructure construction and to make EU policy recommendations, regulatory and/or financial, to stimulate its decarbonization. The two working groups comprised diverse participants in terms of geography, experience, gender, and function. On the industry side, there were European sectoral associations, large construction companies, construction material producers, and infrastructure companies, all active in transport infrastructure projects and the sector’s decarbonization. The scientific and academic dimensions brought together an active transport decarbonization research community covering a wide range of competencies and expertise in sustainability issues. These included the reduction of the carbon footprint of construction materials, circularity in the construction sector, and decarbonization of construction techniques and practices. The two Working Groups met in person on three occasions in Brussels, in October and December 2023, and in February 2024. This report is a product of their collective input and wisdom and is based on their discussions and subsequent written exchanges. They also heard different services of the European Commission and acknowledged the existence of numerous existing EU policy initiatives relevant to this work. The report shows that a large range of decarbonization measures already are available covering all phases of the infrastructure life cycle from the pre-construction stage and extraction and manufacturing of materials to recycling and reuse at the end-of-life. It underlines the importance of an integrated approach to maximize decarbonization potential and identifies specific tools and measures to achieve this. The report highlights specific bottlenecks for the rapid and full deployment of those measures and provides a catalogue of 24 EU policy recommendations to address them.
  • Creation Date: 2024
  • Language: English
  • Source: SWEPUB Freely available online
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